Print, Paint & Create: High Peak Artists workshops in 2019

Archive: these High Peak Artists workshops were advertised for autumn 2019.

In autumn 2019, eight members of the High Peak Artists group advertised a series of introductory creative workshops in the restored Pump Room on the Crescent.

The series was aimed at people who wanted to try a new art or craft before buying the materials.

The Print, Paint & Create series was advertised for beginners, with silk painting, lino printing, wire sculpture, jewellery making, drypoint printing, acrylic inks and watercolour, and dry needle felting. The announced tutors were Pauline Townsend, Louise Jannetta, Adele Kime, Lucy Gell, Joanna Allen, Suzanne Horwell, Hannah Dodd and Jenny Gartside.

An artist working at a table — Artist – Lucy Gell

The workshops were advertised for four Monday evenings in 2019: 9 and 23 September and 7 and 21 October.

Three photographs of artists and their work — Artists pictured, as captioned in 2019: Suzanne Horwell, Jenny Gartside and Hannah Dodd

The original 2019 article marked ten years at Gallery in the Gardens and reported 43 members. It listed photographer Dave Butcher, printmakers Lucy Gell & Jill Kerr, artists Catriona Hall, Howard Levitt, Louise Jannetta, David Woodrow, Richard Prime & Ingrid Karlsson, feltmaker Suzy Shackleton and jeweller Adele Kime.

The 2019 feature described seven designer jewellers and a range of work, including fused and stained glass, mosaics, stoneware & wire sculptures, studio pottery, turned and laser cut wood, silk scarves & cushions, many different styles of printmaking, feltwork, silk painting, ceramics, photography, hand woven and hand knitted scarves, embroidery, oil, watercolour, acrylic & mixed media paintings, a wide variety of prints and artists’ cards. The article also reported year-on-year growth at the time.